Anyone else pick this up over the weekend? I gotta admin I found the Wii steering wheel peripheral to be pretty fun to use. I was a little worried about it but it ended up working pretty nicely. It's also got 12 player online play and the multiplayer setup, interface, and matchmaking are a HUGE upgrade to the Smash Brothers one. I wish they would implement everything associated form this multiplayer on the Smash Multiplayer.
So anyways I thought it was pretty good based on the couple hours I played yesterday.

Brian
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 9:11amIt's pretty sweet. At first I was a little concerned with how much the wheel you would end up needing to turn and so I kept over compensated and ended up in the mud. After about a hour I was totally digging it.
Crazy Rambles
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 11:10am/wantstoreturnhomeandplaySSBBandMariocart
Qyn
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 11:28amI'll probably be picking it up when we're back from le trip.
Mike
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 11:34pmI will post my # for Wii Mario Kart+SSBB soon.
Brian
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 6:11amThis is going to be the dumbest question in the world. Do you have to subscribe to go online for multiplayer? Where do I get my Wii #?
Qyn
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 6:30amYou don't need a subscription to play.
Go into the mailbox (envelope icon bottom right of the main screen) and click on the address book and you should be able to add 'friends' there, and it should also tell you what your Wii code is.
Crazy Rambles
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 7:02amHmmm....another Q: What kind of cable do i need to get to connect my Wii to the router (and thus internet?)
Micah
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 7:04amIf you have Mario Kart if you gives you your Wii # when you first enter online multiplayer mode.
Also Brambles, the Wii comes with wi-fi built in. if you have a wireless connection it will automatically recognize it and connect through it. if it can be hard wired, which i'm not sure, it would probably be a regular cat5 cable.
Crazy Rambles
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 7:10amComes w/ wi-fi!!? >.< then why did i buy that wireless thingy for it, ok well I'll examine it when i get home (ONLY 2 DAYS!!!! ^.^)
Our router is wireless so would i just give it the router's port # and pass then will it connect?
Then I'll finally be able to spend those 2K points on 64 games ^^
Brian
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 7:31amBrambles don't worry, I think your a tad confused.
The Wii unit comes with a wireless receiver. You need a wireless transmitter (the wireless router) in order to properly get connectivity. Upon setting up your router to your isp box log onto it with the default credientals and setup a wep or wpa signal. Also make sure to name your wireless network some unique and not the defaulted "d-link" ,"linksys", and etc.
Hope this helps
Qyn
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 8:30amI'm not sure what the "wireless thingy" he's talking about is.....though I suspect it might be this. I have one of that I use to get our DSes online since they have no support for N band or AES/TKP encryption.
Crazy Rambles
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:57pmyeah that is the wireless thingy! and has some sort of USB wire with it, i think it is supposed to go into a wireless computer though, Ill bring in more info when i go home in a few days and can read the lable, ect
Crazy Rambles
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:01pmhmmm, I need to beef up on my computer terms first i think ^^;
My mom may know though sicne she has a laptop connected to the internet through the wireless router
Crazy Rambles
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:06pmthanks for the info on the built in stuff, i now recall i was trying to use my wii in the dorm, thought it would connect to the wirless here or something, wasnt too sure, but I guess i wont have to worry since I have the Wireless router at home
Micah
Wed, 04/30/2008 - 9:01amBrambles, the Wii is insanely easy to hook up to the internet. I literally took mine out of the box, turned it on, it recognized that there was a wireless connection available and asked if I wanted to connect when I turned it on. I just hit yes and put in my network password. It was that easy. Chances are if you have a wireless network already set up at home you shouldn't have a problem. Like Keroth said you may want to make sure your network has a unique name though if there are other wireless networks in the area.
Crazy Rambles
Wed, 04/30/2008 - 2:48pmAh ok, i'll try that when i get home (tommorow!!!!) and hopefully will be able to get online w/ SSBB (waiting patiently at my house for me to get home)
Don't think there are other wireless networks in the area though, the houses are spread out and I don't think wireless has caught on in the neighborhood area I live in
Sumul
Sun, 05/04/2008 - 11:28pmhttp://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/25/
Vasya
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 7:25amI hate the friggin' blue shell.
Tigue (not verified)
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 8:39amWe played it at Brizzle's place this weekend! So fun!
Sumul
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 10:07amIt's crazy fun. Ben and I tried like mad to get in touch with Vasya to play online, but he /snubbed us.
Vasya
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 10:12amOnly if by "tried like mad" means "sent Vasya an IM on google talk instead of calling him".
Will
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 10:20amIMing Vasya is no longer an expedient method of contact. You might as well just e-mail him.
Sumul
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 11:00amWe called him twice, and I think I sent a text message.
Vasya
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 11:12amI have a missed call from Ben Andersen on April 30th, and no texts or missed calls since then. Did you guys call on Saturday around 4:30 EST? We were watching a movie then, so maybe it didn't go through.
Micah
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 11:16amThanks for including me in the Mario Kart funness Sumul! It's not like I've known you since I was 5 or something....
Timmeh
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 11:41amlol@everyone in this topic
Crazy Rambles
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 11:44amx.X
in MC DD! my friends and i always shouted out "Air mail!" to the other player in first, i guess from the parakarry from paper mario- winged-ness
Man...the one thing i hate about nintendo games is how the computer always cheats, either from letting the required car in front (in order to beat the palyer's score) to getting 3 air mails in a row, to just plain glitching and defying the game's physics
then again it in pvp games the system seems to have preferences too, usually towards the person who is most gun-ho for Nintendo...well i guess it isn't illegal so no foul can be called there
Brian
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 1:05pmI tell you what cheats the fucking cosmic comet in mario galaxy. Unless you know exactly how to jump off an item there is no way to beat it.
I usually end up feeding the luma to change the comet type when that one appears.
Sumul
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 2:13pmVasya, I called you at 3:22PM PDT on 5/3.
Micah, I'll hit you up next time!
Qyn
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 9:11amDitto.
Also, may have to pick up MK for the Wii. :x
Crazy Rambles
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 10:19amDitto to you, and ditto to your ditto
Another random-ish tangent: I somehow got the strat guide for SSBM and it said ditto was one of the Pokemon to come from the balls, but he never appeared in all my centuries of playing it
Qyn
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 11:42amAll threads are now about SSBB.
Resistance is handy!
Trumby
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 9:49pmSo I played a Wii for the first time today (lawl, I know) and..Mario Kart Wii = amazing. I already know this is a purchase I have to make. Why have you people not convinced me to buy a Wii already!?
Crazy Rambles
Sun, 05/11/2008 - 7:44amIt was just a latent effect :)
Brian
Sun, 05/11/2008 - 9:32amI thought the numerous threads about Wii's would of tipped you off, but I have been proven wrong before =P
Qyn
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 6:16amTrumby
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 6:42amThat could have been a good tip off..if I were reading them <.<
Now to take over this thread with suggestions from you guys on what to get when I buy it! I'm already going to get this, Brawl, and Twilight Princess, what other games are worth buying?
Qyn
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 8:08amMetroid Prime 3!
Crazy Rambles
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 9:28amTwilight princess is great, although the bosses were way too ez, the world & dungeons are fun, and the fight style is great too
Crazy Rambles
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 9:29am<3 that 100 floor dungeon of mob battling (what is it again?)
Sumul
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 2:10pmGeometry Wars Galaxies!
Qyn
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 4:57pmOhh I was looking into that game awhile back, you're enjoying it, Sumul?
Sumul
Tue, 05/13/2008 - 12:02pmIt's awesome.